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NASA Launches Second Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
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Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. .
Aug. 20, 2024
Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. .
Aug. 16, 2024
They used data from NASA’s WISE telescope, which later became the NEOWISE mission, to discover the faint, fast-moving object zooming out of the Milky Way. .
Aug. 15, 2024
JPL is supporting seven projects in the MOSAICS program, which helps build relationships between college faculty and NASA researchers while providing mentorship for students. .
Aug. 14, 2024
After 3½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an area where it will search for more discoveries that could rewrite Mars’ history. .
Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena. .
Aug. 13, 2024
The infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data to Earth before the project team at JPL sent a command that turned off its transmitter. .
Aug. 8, 2024
Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack. .
Aug. 7, 2024
The six-wheeled geologist found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is needed. .
July 25, 2024
Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars. .
July 24, 2024
Researchers used more than 120 years of data to decipher how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days. .
July 19, 2024
Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet. .
July 18, 2024
